Standalone or Evaluation installation : Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista , Unix
Server installation: License manager then Client nodes

1. Once you have downloaded the application from Galaxy's web site (filename galaxy_examinator_???.exe), you can run it as is on each PC that will run a standalone license. This file self-extracts and automatically installs the software, so all you need to do is confirm the installation location, and validate few assistant pages.
   Once extraction is complete, the software is launched automatically. You can restart it at any time by clicking the Start Button, then look in the Programs submenu for Galaxy Examinator Production.
   
   
2. Examinator Production displays a welcome page that lets you decide your installation mode.
   
   
3. For a 'Standalone' installation, select the running mode to 'Standalone' then enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO). Otherwise, select the 'Evaluation' running mode to start a 10 days trial period.
   
   
4. Click the 'Next' button
   
   
5. Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created to gex.license@galaxysemi.com
   
   
6. You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your Examinator Production application directory.
   It fails for you? Then check most typical mistakes and errors people do!
   
   
7. Run the Examinator Production software again...it is now activated for 12 months! (or 10 days for an Evaluation)
   
   
8. Check the Video & Audio tutorials, and test data demo files!

   	Video & Audio Tutorials
   	Test data file (STDF) to play with : demofile.zip (217K)
   	Wafer test Lots (STDF files): lot2-3.zip (423K) - Ideal for trying correlation analysis!

   
   
9. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
   
   

1. Install the Galaxy Examinator-Production software on each Unix workstation that will run it. To do it, simply enter the following command lines:
   
   gzip -d galaxy_examinator_core_???.tar.gz
   tar xovf galaxy_examinator_core_???.tar
   
   It creates a galaxy_examinator folder where all files are extracted.
   Note: ??? is the software release and Unix target (e.g: The Solaris Release 5.0 Build 24 would be the file galaxy_examinator_core_5024_sol.tar.gz )
   
   
2. Edit your .login (or .cshrc) file, located in your home directory, and add the environment variable GEX_PATH and set it to the path of the Examinator Production folder you just created. Then, edit your PATH variable so it includes this new path.
   
   
3. Ensure that your HOME variable exists and points to your home directory. Galaxy Examinator Production uses it to store its settings.
   
   Example of SOLARIS .login (or .cshrc) section with the Examinator Production changes:
   
   setenv GEX_PATH /export/home/galaxy_examinator
   setenv PATH $PATH:$GEX_PATH
   
   Example of HP-UX .login (or .cshrc) section with the Examinator Production changes:
   
   setenv GEX_PATH /export/home/galaxy_examinator
   setenv PATH $PATH:$GEX_PATH
   
   Save your changes, and execute the command. E.g.: source .login
   
   
4. Launch the software: gexdb
   
   
5. Examinator Production will display a welcome page that lets you decide your installation mode.
   
   
6. For a 'Standalone' installation, select the running mode to 'Standalone' then enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO). Otherwise, select the 'Evaluation' running mode to start a 10 days trial period.
   
   
7. Click the 'Next' button
   
   
8. Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created in your HOME directory to gex.license@galaxysemi.com
   
   
9. You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your Examinator Production application directory.
   
   
10. It fails for you? Then check most typical mistakes and errors people do!
    
    
11. Run the GEX software again...it is now activated for 12 months! (or 10 days for an Evaluation)
    
    
12. Check the Video & Audio tutorials, and test data demo files!
    
    

    	Video & Audio Tutorials
    	Test data file (STDF) to play with : demofile.zip (217K)
    	Wafer test Lots (STDF files): lot2-3.zip (423K) - Ideal for trying correlation analysis!

    
    
    
13. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
    
    

Install the Examinator Production software on the server that will run the license manager software.
steps 1 to 2 of Windows installation, or
steps 1 to 6 of the Unix installation

Close the Examinator application: click the 'Exit' button

Launch the Examinator License Manager 'gex-lm' software.

From the welcome page, select the application type to activate (you either ordered Examinator-Characterization or Examinator-Production; the correct information is in the license file details Galaxy has given you).

Then, enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO).

Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created in your Windows (for a PC server) or HOME directory (for a Unix server) to gex.license@galaxysemi.com

You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your server Examinator Production directory.

Run the GEX-LM software again...it is now activated for 12 months!

Install the Examinator Production software at each client machine (see above for Unix or PC clients), and from the welcome page, select the running mode to "Connect to Server"

Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com

1. Simply launch 'gex-lm', it is a background application that can be launched like any other startup services (daemon) on your server.
   
   
2. Run the 'gex-ls' software at any time to see the license usage status
   
   
3. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
   

gex-lm -port <PortNumber>

Close gex-lm if it is currently running (end the process from the Windows 'Task Manager')

Make sure you are logged with administrative privileges

Open a 'Command Prompt', and cd to the directory where Examinator has been installed

Install gex-lm as a service by typing following command: gex-lm -i

Start the service by typing the following command: gex-lm -e

The service will continue running when you logout, and will be automatically started at system boot (even if no user is logged)

Icon	Description
	Start the gex-lm service
	Stop the gex-lm service

It is recommended that you have installed Examinator as root, and that the root user has the required environment variables correctly set in it's login scripts (see installation instruction).

You must have a valid license file. If you don't have one, first launch gex-lm with no arguments (gex-lm&), enter your activation details, send the license request file, and copy the license file you'll receive to the directory where Examinator is installed.

Copy the file gexlmd from the directory where Examinator is installed to /etc/init.d
prompt> cp <Examinator installation directory>/gexlmd /etc/init.d

Edit the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd, and change the line setting the GEX_PATH environment variable so that it points to the directory where Examinator is installed.
Go to directory /etc/rc3.d:
prompt> cd /etc/rc3.d
Create a link SXXgexlmd to the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd (with XX a number of your choice):
ie: prompt> ln /etc/init.d/gexlmd S25gexlmd
Start the gex-lm license manager:
ptompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd start
You can stop the license manager using the stop argument:
prompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd stop
The gex-lm license manager will automatically be started at each system startup.

Under Linux, the concept of service is implemented by starting the application in a mode that doesn't require any display or terminal, so that the gex-lm application can run with no user logged in.

Under Linux, the gex-lm application supports the following arguments:

It is recommended that you have installed Examinator as root, and that the root user has the required environment variables correctly set in it's login scripts (see installation instruction).

You must have a valid license file. If you don't have one, first launch gex-lm with no arguments (gex-lm), enter your activation details, send the license request file, and copy the license file you'll receive to the directory where Examinator is installed.

Copy the file gexlmd from the directory where Examinator is installed to /etc/init.d
prompt> cp <Examinator installation directory>/gexlmd /etc/init.d


Edit the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd, and change the line setting the GEX_PATH environment variable so that it points to the directory where Examinator is installed.

Go to directory corresponding to the usual running level of your system (ie /etc/rc5.d)
prompt> cd /etc/rc5.d

Create a link SXXgexlmd to the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd (with XX a number of your choice):
ie: prompt> ln /etc/init.d/gexlmd S25gexlmd

Start the gex-lm license manager:
ptompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd start

You can stop the license manager using the stop argument:
prompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd stop

The gex-lm license manager will automatically be started at each system startup.

1. The 'gex-lm' license manager MUST be running on your server.
   If not, any Examinator Production client will refuse to run and report an error.
   
   
2. From the welcome page, select the running mode to 'Connect to Server'
   then enter the server name (or IP address) and the socket port#
   (default is port 4242) used for communication.
   
   
3. Run the 'gex-ls' software at any time to see the license usage status
   
   
4. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
   

1. Email license request sent to the galaxy server, but rejected.
   Cause: you sent the email to the server but forgot to attach the gex_request.txt file!
   
   
2. gex_request.txt for evaluation sent to the galaxy server, but rejected. Cause: your computer has already been used in the past to generate a similar license request file, and was sent to the Galaxy server. Therefore, your computer is registered in the Galaxy server database...and as only one evaluation request is allowed per computer, any new request will be rejected.
   
   
3. All you did is correct, but the server keeps saying your request file is missing or corrupted? Cause: Galaxy server faces difficulty to extract the attachment from your email. This may happen if you're using an email client not supported by Galaxy (e.g: Sun mail). Then send the gex_request.txt file using a different mailing application.

If none of the above works for you....check the troubleshooting section.